Where does “matalalattiajuna” come from?

matalalattiajuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish lattia, from Proto-Germanic flatją, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.

matalalattiajuna (Finnish): low-floor train

Definitions

  1. low-floor train

Ancestry of “matalalattiajuna”, step by step

matalalattiajuna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lattia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlattiafloor
2Proto-Germanicflatjąa level surface; level ground; the floor of a...
3Proto-Germanicflatazflat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—

via Finnish juna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjunatrain
2Finnishjuoniplot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot
3Proto-Finnicjoonipath

via Finnish matala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatalalow; shallow
2Proto-Finnicmatalalow; shallow
3Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plÁt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flataz →Every word from Proto-Germanic flatją →